GoinBackToCali wrote:
Ok retarded thing for me to say... but since I have bunnies like this.. to me her eyes look normal. its her ears that look weird.
Perhaps shes less a bug eyed beauty but more a petite ear-ed ravish-er.
She is SO GORGEOUS, Peg! And she looks like a happy, well-cared for bun...who has made herself right at home!
That could be very true.
I don't remember if I've shared or not....but I've scheduled her spay for Wednesday. I'm a nervous wreck - crying a lot. I'm so scared I'm going to lose her. But I just have this gut feeling that she needs to be spayed fairly soon. Fortunately - there is a vet in Uvalde that I'd not dealt with before who used to live in Houston and did 3-4 rabbit spays per week there. So I feel fairly confident about using her.
Sophia will probably be the next rabbit spayed too.
Now to share a somewhat funny story - even if I wasn't laughing about it at first.
When I went to the state show in Belton - I had holland lop breeder help me pick out three rabbits. We looked at two brothers in particular - and picked Dexter. Of the two - one was definitely pet quality due to the lack of a good crown (although he had fairly nice type) and then Dexter had a nice crown and wasn't quite as typey but had a nice crown.
We could not remove rabbits before the show was declared ended - so the last few minutes before it ended - I was walking around holding Dexter while Eric loaded the flemish giants into their carriers. I had checked his tattoo to make sure I had the right rabbit.
I put Dexter back into his coop (beside his brother) so I could go get the two holland lop girls first (across the room) and then come back for him.
When I came back for him - something seemed a bit off - like he was one cage over or something - but I decided it was just me. His brother had already been picked up. So I picked him up - put him in the coop - and left.
I'm sure that those experienced at showing can already figure out what I did wrong.
When I went back for Dexter - I did NOT recheck his ear. As it turns out (and I found out much later) - I wound up picking up the non-show bunny Finn - and someone else (who wanted a pet bunny) - took Dexter. Unfortunately - I found out later - we both paid cash for the rabbits and the breeder didn't know who got Dexter.
So...I bring "Dexter" home - only he totally ignores us when we call him by name. He's afraid of us and won't respond at all. I start getting frustrated because I'm not seeing that cute holland lop personality I love so well. In addition - I show some pics of him in the rabbitry and hear comments about him and I'm thinking, "But wait...3 holland lop breeders HELPED me get him..".
So as I got ready to register the rabbits at the Seguin show two weeks ago - I check the tattoos and of course I see...I have Finn...not Dexter.
Amazingly - he suddenly starts looking at me and "answering" to the name "Finn".
He got dq'd at the second show for lack of a crown - the judge at the first table said he might do a bit better as he matures...but wasn't sure if he'd breed him - and definitely not to Cindy. (He said she deserved a "better" buck).
So now I find myself debating - do I rehome Finn (or Finxter as we now call him)? Now that he's moved into the living room (yesterday) and been hearing his name for two weeks - he's a different guy!
I know I probably "shouldn't" breed him...and I am not going to breed him to Cindy. But I may breed him to Sassy who I got to be a back-up doe...largely because he has such a HUGE personality.
I know I won't have a hard time finding pet homes as there are NO holland lops in Del Rio at all...I've been asked about them by people who've seen pictures but both feed stores have said that they don't know of anyone who breeds them.
The reason I'm thinking of taking him to Sassy if I keep him - is he has a shorter body than she does...and I might get something nice anyway with her crown.
I'm also thinking about contacting Cindy's breeder and asking if we can meet when she's old enough and breed her back to her daddy - and then he can have pick of the litter at the first show we're both at this fall.
Oh - and one final thing. Today I got to go up and see the rabbit that got adopted two week ago by a gal whose husband is in Iraq on his 4th tour of duty. The rabbit wasn't acting well and so I went up to see it and give it any treatment needed (she knows I'm not a vet).
The rabbit REMEMBERED me. She snuggled into me and tried to snuggle INTO my shirt. She laid in my arms and put her head on my arms (and this was after a shot and oral meds) and just laid there and let me pet her for about 15 minutes.
Their son named her "Diesel" - the dad will hopefully be home from Iraq in June for a visit and get to see the rabbit (it was his idea to get her).
I cried when we left. Although I could tell that the rabbit was in a good home and well-loved and spoiled rotten - the fact that she remembered me and snuggled with me - just broke my heart.
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